Cushion



Jan. 29, 1924. "482,096"

G. A. SMlTH CUSHION Filed 001;. 17. 19 22 GEORGL' A. SMITH INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 29, 1924.

GEORGE A. SMITH, or LOS nnennns, CA IFORNIA.

CUSHION.

Application filed October 17, 1922." Serial no. 595,023

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE ,A. SMITH, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Los Angeles, county of LosAngeles, State of California, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Cushions, of. which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cushions, and more particularly to cushionsfor uphol-' stered furniture such as davenports, chairs, and the like. ig i I It is the object of the invention to provide a readily'detachablefastening connection for fixing a cushion in position upon a seat. i

.A furtherobject ofthe invention is to provide for retaining a, cushionin proper position upon a seat, while making possible a limitedmovementat the front edge of the cushion relative to the seat, in orderto give the appearance of a loose cushion.

It is a still further object of the invention to removably secure acushion upon a seat by means whichwill be normally completely concealed,but which will be readily accessible when fixing the cushion inposition.

Further objects of the invention will be readily understood from thefollowing description of the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a davenport having cushions constructedin accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a, top plan of the davenport, showing one of the cushionsremoved, and one of the cushions in position for engaging the separablefastening means.

Fig.3 is a detail'section on the line 33 of Fig. 2. r

Fig. 4: isa fragmentary section showing one of the detachable fasteningconnections. The inventionfis illustrated in connection with a usualupholstered davenport having the back A, arms B, frontC, and seat D. Thecushions E, which may be three in number, are adapted to be receivedupon the seat, as illustrated in Fig. 2, showing the center cushion inplace.

The davenport has a usual ornamental I), and said extension is fixed tothe seat outer cover 1 upon the back, arms, and front cover 2 so as toprovide a finishing cover 1* at the front portion of the seat. Thisconstruction is illustrated at theright of Fig. 2 showing the right handcushion removed.

Each cushion has an ornamental outer cover 3 on the top and sidesthereof, and

said cover at the front of the cushion is extended at its lower edge toform a flap 5. The flap may have a reinforcingbacking 6 of buckram :orthe like, fixed thereto, in or der to form a relatively stifi' flap.

The flap is fixed to the underside of the cushion in spaced relationfrom the-end of the flap and adj acent the frontof the cushion, as bythestitching 7 said flap being thereby adapted to normally lie againstthe underside of the cushion at the front portion of the same, but beingreadily swingab-le relative to the cushion. 1

-Means are provided for detachably connecting the flap 5 to the seat D,with the cushion adapted to overlie said flap and rest upon the seat,said connection thereby retaining the seat.

The connecting means may consist of eyelets 8 inserted inthe seat D, andheads. 9 adapted to be snapped into said eyelets and carried by the flap5 in spaced relation from said flap.

The heads 9 are upon the side of flap 5 which is toward theseatwhen-theflap is in normal position against the underside of thecushion, and the cooperating heads and eyelets are so positioned thatwhen engaged, the cushion the seat.

The separable fastening connection as thus described willholdthe'cushion against forward shiftingon the seat, and abutment of'thecushion against the back of the davenport will hold the cushion againstrearward shifting; When backingfi is fixed to the flap, the resultingstiffened flap will pr0 vide additional means for holding the cushionagainst rearward shifting when the fasteners are connected.

The, heads 9 being positioned at the free movable portion of flap 5 andin spaced relation from stitching 7, the extreme front portion of thecushion is free for limited vertical movement on the seat when thefasteners are engaged; and a usual crack or space. may thus be formedbetween the the cushion in proper position'upon' cushion and seat at thefront of the same, in order to give the appearance of a cushion looselyplaced upon the seat. At the same time, the cushion will be retained inproper position by the fastening connections, and

the latter will prevent the cushion moving away from the seat to such anextent as to expose the unfinished underside of the cushion-beyond theflap, or the unfinished cover 2 of the seat beyond the extension 1 ofthe ornamental outer cover. 7

With the construction as thus set forth, it will be noted that thefastening means are completely concealed whenthe cushion is in placeuponthe seat of the davenport, and in order to remove the cushion it issimply necessary to pull upon the same with sufficient force todisengage the separable fasteners 89.

When placing the cushion upon the seat, the cushion is turned over asshown at the left of Fig 2 and in Fig. 3, with flap 5 swung away fromthe cushion. The cushion is then positioned with the outturned flapabove the front portion of the seat so that the, fastening connectionsare readily ac.- cessible for snapping the heads 9 into the eyelets 8.When the fasteners have been engaged, the cushion is swung down over theflap and onto the seat, in proper position upon the davenport.

While I have illustrated and described the invention in connection witha davenport; it will be apparent that the invention is applicable to acushion structure for use upon any seat.

I claim as my invention: e

1.' The combination with a seat of a removable cushion adapted to bemounted thereon, said cushion having an ornamental cover forming a flapextension at the lower front edge of the cushion, with said flap fixedto the underside of said cushion adjacent the front of thelatter, andforming a free swinging portion adapted to extend rearwardly beneathsaid'cushion for concealing the flap between the cushion and seat, andcooperating separable fastening connections on the top of the seat inspaced relation from the front-thereof, and: upon the free swinginportion of said flap, whereby said cus ion may be removably fixed inposition upon said seat, while permitting spaced relation between thefronts of said seat and cushion, and exposing said spaced relation tosimulate the appearance of a cushion loosely mounted ona seat.

2. The combination with a a seat, of a cushion, said cushion having aflap forming a free swinging portionwadapted to extend between thecushion and seat, means for fastening the free swinging edge of saidflap to the top of said seat for fixing the cushion in position againstmovement in one direction relative to said seat, said flap havingreinforcing stiffening" means to prevent buckling thereof so as to fixthe cushion in position against movement in the opposite directionrelative to said seat, said fast tening means permitting spacedrelationbetween the front'of'said cushion and seat, and exposing saidspaced relation to si-mue late the appearance of "a cushion looselymounted on a seat.

3."The combination with a seat of acushion having a flap fixed to theunderside thereof adjacent the front'of the cushion and forming a freeswinging portionadapted to extend rearwardly between said cushion andseat, and means for fastening the free swinging edge of said flap to thetop of the seat in spacedrelation from the front thereof, whereby saidcushion is fixed in position upon said seat while permitting spacedrelation between the front of said seat and cushion, and exposing saidspaced relation to simulate the appearance; of a cushion loosely mountedon a seat.

4. The combination with a seat of a cushion having a flap fixed to theunderside thereof and forming a free swinging per tion adapted to extendbetween the cushion and seat, and means for fasteningthe free swingingedge ofsaid flap to the top of said seat for fixing the cushion inposition against movement in one direction' relativeto said seat, saidflap havingv reinforc-' ing stiffening means to prevent buckling thereofso as to fix the cushion in position against movement in the oppositedirection relative to said seat, said fastening means enonen A. SMITH.

